| Toyota hearing opens with call for possible new legislation |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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Washington -- The chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation says he's considering introducing new legislation to strengthen the nation's top auto safety regulatory agency. ...
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| Gov't eyes brake safety measures for all new cars |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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WASHINGTON Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood said his agency may recommend that all new vehicles come equipped with brakes that can override the gas pedal. The safety measure is designe...
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| Keeping the ECM in control |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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For our customers' cars, the engine control module (ECM) is in charge of tuning to meet changing needs. Power, however, is of secondary concern to it. First and foremost, the ECM has to make sure that...
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| New Lambo top gun gets 10kW boost, sheds 70kg |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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Consider the numbers: Lamborghini's new Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera kicks out 420kW and weighs only 1340kg. That's enough to take it from 0-100 in 3.4sec, from 0-200km/h in 10.2sec and on to a top ...
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| Toyota repairing leaky oil hoses in US, Japan |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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(AP) TOKYO - Toyota is repairing nearly 1 million vehicles in the U.S. and Japan for potentially leaky oil hoses-the latest in a spate of quality problems battering the world's biggest autom...
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| Hyundai feeds on Toyota woes; GM joins recalls |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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Submit your comment South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co announced a sharp rise in February sales, benefiting from recall woes at rival Toyota Motor Co, which planned aggressive incentives to win back US cu...
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| Toyota crisis taking its toll on brand loyalty |
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The intense publicity surrounding Toyota's recent recalls seems to be having a pronounced effect on the company's image among its current customers. That's the new...
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| Which comes first, hydrogen fuel, or cars that need it |
Mar 1st, 2010 |
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(MCT) Feb. 28--It's a chicken-or-egg scenario when it comes to emerging fuel-cell technology allowing automobiles to be powered by hydrogen and emit little more than a trickle of water from the ta...
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| Toyota chief apologises to China |
Mar 1st, 2010 |
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The president of Japanese auto giant Toyota has visited Beijing to apologise to Chinese consumers following a worldwide recall of 8 million cars due to faulty construction. Just days after visiting t...
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| The Autolite Challenge puts spark plugs to the test for all vehicle makes, models |
Mar 1st, 2010 |
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The Autolite® team is ready to put their spark plugs to the test with The Autolite Challenge,™ a new program for 2010 that combines an online instant win game and money-back guarantee for c...
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